Buying a campervan opens the door to a new way of life, but it is not a cheap purchase. It allows us to discover new destinations and even save money in the long term by forgetting about travel agencies, hotels, and many other expenses. But it also requires others.

Therefore, if our budget is not the most abundant, we can use used vehicles or, also, rent a vehicle for a certain time that will solve our vacations.

Repaying a purchase requires being able to enjoy it many days a year and this is only in the hands of the privileged few. Are we willing to keep a vehicle that we don't use as much? There is usually a very thick line between desire and reality. In this article, we show you some reasons to bet on the rental system as a quick solution and without a high initial outlay.

Renting is a reasonable option if we want to make use of a campervan, but we are not interested in the ownership of the vehicle... or even if we are looking to acquire a model but we are not sure that its characteristics convince us. Testing is the best way to know our needs.

There is a very important section for this first step. The opinion of those closest to you. Partner, family, or friends can be an unlimited source of problems if there is no common commitment to this mode of travel.

A rental is an agreement between parties. We must know both our responsibilities and those of the landlord, to exercise the use according to the rules and, also, that they do not deceive us. Obviously and as in almost any rental situation, whoever rents the caravan to us acts as the owner and is responsible for many of the incidents that may occur.

Therefore, trust between the two parties is necessary for the contract to be profitable. Finding a warranty establishment is a good start. So that nothing bad or unforeseen happens, you have to know perfectly the traffic regulations for campervans.

The penalties for speeding and the specific limits for this class of vehicles are a fundamental point: being a rented campervan it is likely that we are not entirely used to its characteristics or we think that they are the same as for our usual tourism.

If the vehicle is equal to or less than 3,500 kilos, the limit is 120 on the highway or highway, 80 on conventional roads, 70 on other roads, and the generic limit on urban roads of up to 50 kilometers per hour. There are more and more areas with 30 km/hour as a limit.

As clients, we must be attentive to the conditions and the state of the vehicle that we are going to rent. The current ITV, adequate mileage, easy contact with the rental company... That is precisely why it is advisable to use companies better than individuals (in addition, insurance is cheaper and offers better conditions in this option).

Its age, its mileage, the reliability of the company or person who rents the vehicle from us... It is always advisable to visit more than one company to be able to compare, and in the case of doing it "online", choose a vehicle that has no more than two years to clear most of those unknowns about his general condition.

In return, the internet offers us the possibility of knowing the evaluations and opinions of other clients, which can undoubtedly help us decide. Pay attention to the state of the vehicle and its documentation, and more specifically in the case of a campervan, the cleanliness and the state of sinks, toilets, showers, refrigerators. In a way, we are renting a hotel room, and therefore we should not be less demanding than in these establishments.

We must also campervan hire truly adequate to our needs and not get carried away or, on the contrary, fall short and not enjoy the experience. A basic factor is the number of people who are going to travel with you if you are traveling with children or elderly people with difficult mobility.

The client also has its responsibilities. Speeding and mileage are easily detectable thanks to new devices that communicate with the base and detect any misuse of the agreement between both parties. Something similar happens with the locations of vehicles or routes on roads not suitable for these vehicles.

There is also a silver lining to the issue. Once our trip is planned and organized, no more is necessary. The great virtue of traveling in a campervan is precisely freedom.